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Megawatt Gyrotrons for ECR Heating and Current-Drive Systems in Controlled-Fusion Facilities

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We discuss the results and main trends in developing megawatt gyrotrons used as microwave sources for electron-cyclotron wave systems in controlled-fusion facilities. Such systems require gyrotrons with power no less than 1 MW operable during a time of about 1000 s in the frequency range 110–170 GHz. We also highlight the main design principles of such gyrotrons and the most striking aspects and prospects of their development in the last years.

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    G. G. Denisov, V. E. Zapevalov & A. G. Litvak

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Denisov, G.G., Zapevalov, V.E., Litvak, A.G. et al. Megawatt Gyrotrons for ECR Heating and Current-Drive Systems in Controlled-Fusion Facilities. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 46, 757–768 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RAQE.0000026869.75334.a1

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